User talk:Mike D 26

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This is the place to talk, discuss and question my authority. Please be nice, polite and civil in the talk page. Please leave your message and I will get back to you ASAP. Although it's more preferable to type in English, but may allow others to express their views in other languages. Yo hable espanol a poquito/je parle francais a petit (a peu). Thanks, mucho gracias, merci beaucoup.

Contents 1 Yo 2 Re: Talk:Main_Page#Phoenix_under_a_veil_of_fear_tonight 3 Cherokee language suggestion 4 Spanish 5 Blocked from editing issues 6 Palm Springs Angels article 7 Pacific Southwest Baseball League 8 KVFA-LP 9 streamline procedure 10 Categories 11 R.J. Williams 12 Ernesto 13 Sports team edits 14 Diversity edits 15 Long Beach, California#Sports 16 af2 possible expansion 17 Happy holidays! 18 Re-editing of Palm Springs area radio market 19 Indio, California 20 List of Mexican American communities 21 Casey Merrill 22 Dutch people 23 Andrea Baker 24 Totally Spies article 25 Cherokee identity article 26 Southern California bids for 2018 Winter games 27 clipper talk 28 OCD

[edit] Yo

Hey, Mike. You should be able to edit now. If not, contact me again. DS 17:01, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

Hey DS. I experience more problems on being blocked from editing, because of the AOL IP address. On some articles, whatever I type or edit will always belong to the same AOL IP address. How in the world can I change that and no longer remain stuck? It's frustrating, when I still get autoblocked.

Your IP address is 207.200.116.66.

"{{unblock|reason: Anonymous violation under AOL IP address 207.200.116.138}}" "{{unblock|reason: Repeated violation caused by unidentified user under AOL IP address 207.200.116.200}}"

Unblocked. If you'll let me know the full block summary (name of blocking admin and the full block reason given (including the "Autoblocked because your IP was recently used by..." part) I'll check for other similar blocks. Essjay (Talk • Connect) 06:52, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

In my first two days as a "wikipedian" I recieved 10 blocks under AOL IPs and most of them are constant violators. We must improve access to everyone who uses Wikipedia. I don't understand why some users: "cant sleep, clown will eat me" and "I'm the M-F juggernaut" return here on their vandalism spree. There's no way I can edit anything I want for now. Please keep me posted on what you can do. --Mike D 26 06:57, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

We're very sorry that you experienced problems; the problem is not Wikipedia, it's AOL: They reassign you a new IP address each time you load a page. Our only way of identifying un-loggged in editors is by their IP, and as long as AOL continues it's practice of reassigning a new IP on each page load, they continue the practice of assigning innocent people to IPs used by vandals. We can't change how AOL assigns IPs, and we can't stop blocking people who run around blanking pages and filling the site with foul language, so until AOL begins to assin thier IPs in the manner that every other ISP does, we're stuck with this problem. Also, you should note that Can't sleep, clown will eat me is an administrator, not a vandal. Essjay (Talk • Connect) 07:07, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Some of the worst Wiki vandalism is from administrators (they change their settings not to get blocked). I call it a sneeky trick to continue article vandalism. AOL isn't doing a good job, so it's up to them to improve security measures, because I been blocked too many times. I got this message 6 times in the past week: "ceiling cat vandal". When I used a public AOL IP address, it might open doors for vandals to destroy my editing powers. I hope this is not a permanent problem or I may never use wikipedia again. --Mike D 26 00:57, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

Please try again. You should be able to edit at this point. If not, re-insert the unblock tag and tell us the IP. --Pilotguy ^{(roger that)} 00:50, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Talk:Main_Page#Phoenix_under_a_veil_of_fear_tonight

I'm not quite sure what your point is? Local law enforcement issues don't make the Main Page. — ceejayoz ^talk 13:21, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

My apologies if it violated any rules on the main page. The Phoenix murder spree is a national (U.S.) news story. The number of mysterious incidents decreased and the Phoenix police are vigilant to catch the suspect(s). Some high-profile "local" crimes, if grotesque and mysterious enough, or if it's a frequent wave of crimes, are newsworthy. And the journalists, like law enforcement, decides if the story needs to reach the public. Oh well...thanks for your comment. --Mike D 26 05:02, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cherokee language suggestion

I think a Cherokee language wikipedia would be cool, but I don't know if it would be necessary since all Cherokee Americans speak English also, right?whicky1978 ^talk 22:59, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

Hey...Cherokee American is my title :-D It isn't truly necessary, but the Cherokee language is in a period of revival in Oklahoma, U.S. Wikipedia has several "extinct" or not widely used language editions. Examples of unique language versions are Latin, Esperanto, Manx from the Isle of Man, Buganda, Papiamento, Ruthenian and hundreds of dialects not often written in encyclopedias. Be in mind the Cherokee syllabary is one of a few American Indian alphabets, invented by Sequoyah, a Cherokee scholar in the 1820's. Other Native American languages known to still thrive are Navajo, Comanche, Lakota, Cree, Haida and Yupik, although most young Native Americans speak English as a result of cultural dominance of the U.S. for two centuries. --Mike D 26 20:34, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Spanish

Do you mind if I improve your Spanish introduction?--Cloviz 23:31, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

Ok...go ahead. My Spanish does appear rusty, but familiar of the language. I'm sure a few people from other countries who speak fluent English may type in errors, but don't mean they failed to learn. I speak some amount of French and I desire to further learn the two languages, but feel free to type in the English language if you like to. --Mike D 26 20:29, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

I'm very sorry, I didn't mean to be rude! Of course everyone type errors while learning a language, but is everyone's goal to avoid them, right? I thought that if I corrected them, you might learn a bit from it. But you are right, I wasn't polite; I'm truely sorry.--Cloviz 21:54, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

That's alright...you didn't offend me and you're not rude. My ability in French and Spanish is written by a novice, not an expert. I gave my opinion, so don't fret about it. I would correct it, but as I said my familiarity to some words of these languages. Have a good day. --Mike D 26 21:57, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Blocked from editing issues

"unblock| reason -- Anon IP blocked, unable to edit articles -- Your IP address, which is 207.200.116.74"

That IP isn't blocked, it's an AOL proxy, most likely this is an autoblock, you need to give the detail of the block message you get. --pgk^(talk) 08:58, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

We can't unblock you at this time, because you haven't given us the information we need to even look into your block. You yourself were not blocked; if you were prevented from editing, you must have been autoblocked or blocked because of your IP address. I'm removing your unblock request because there's nothing we can do without this information. If you still want to be unblocked, feel free to add the {{unblock}} tag back to this page, and be sure to include the message you saw when you tried to edit, including the IP address. This is what the message looks like. Without that information, we can't help you.

Ok then, next time I come prepared and on where I was blocked. It took place in the Hans Asperger talk page. --Mike D 26 12:43, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

{{unblock| reason}} -- Anon IP blocked, unable to edit articles -- IP address 207.200.116.68

<<unblock| reason -- Your user name or IP address has been blocked from editing.You were blocked by Pgk for the following reason (see our blocking policy): Autoblocked because your IP address has been recently used by "Bobby Meanrocks". The reason given for Bobby Meanrocks's block is: "Troll". Your IP address is 207.200.116.68.Your user name or IP address has been blocked from editing.>>

• Autoblock lifted. You should be able to edit freely again. You might like to see Wikipedia:Advice to AOL users. ➨ ЯEDVERS 10:52, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

The autoblocks have been taken care of - you should be able to edit now. -- Natalya 01:11, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

{{unblock|reason Your user name or IP address has been blocked from editing. You were blocked by R. Koot for the following reason (see our blocking policy): Autoblocked because your IP address has been recently used by "Joseandricardo". The reason given for Joseandricardo's block is: "sock of User:Science3456". Your IP address is 207.200.116.131.}}

• Autoblock lifted. You should be able to edit freely again. You might like to see Wikipedia:Advice to AOL users. ➨ ЯEDVERS 09:01, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

{{unblock|reason Your user name or IP address has been blocked from editing. You were blocked by Pilotguy for the following reason (see our blocking policy): Autoblocked because your IP address has been recently used by "P.S. F--- YOU M-G A-E!!!". The reason given for block: inappropriate user name. Your IP address is 207.200.116.72.}}

Autoblock lifted again. Ah, the beauties of AOL :) Shell ^babelfish 13:49, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Palm Springs Angels article

Note that I created an article on the Palm Springs Angels minor league baseball team. I will continue my search for sources from sports news web pages, due to time constraints and the amount of any sources are low. Anyone who read this, feel free to send me links on internet sources about the team's history. I been a fan of the P.S. Angels and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, held a spring training camp in Palm Springs from 1961-1993. Thank you and have a good weekend. + Mike D 26 15:45, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pacific Southwest Baseball League

I finished a new wiki article on a collegiate summer league, but I admit there is more work to be done. I plan to put in links to articles on its' six teams to improve the qulity. I'm willing to keep my page more in line in standards.+ Mike D 26 09:42, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

I made another article on collegiate baseball, this time the California Collegiate League. It was easy, because the official web site was helpful. Do I deserve a bronze star? The PSBL article has a new format, so had the CCL and I thank other wikis for straightened them out. + Mike D 26 14:06, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] KVFA-LP

I added some information to your article, but noticed that there were a couple of statements that could not be verified. You state that KVFA programming is also on UHF channels 31 and 63, but I am not able to find those channels in the Yuma/El Centro area. Are those broadcast stations or cable channels, and if the former, do you have the cities of license for them? Also, you stated that KVFA was slated to have Almavision programs. Do you have any documentation to verify that? I left the statements in, but placed a fact check on them, as they do not comply with WP:V. Are you in the Yuma/El Centro area, and if so, could you verify that the information I have in the KYUM-LP article is accurate also? Thanks in advance. --dhett 01:27, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

• My Bad, the information came from a friend who lives in El Centro. I want him to send me proof for his claims. Did you delete the entire article or you have me check it? No problem, I will rewrite the whole thing. I found a link to the TV station (FCC report) on my google search to help me out.+Mike D 26 19:20, 28 September 2006 (UTC) [1]

No problem. I didn't remove any of your information, other than changing the statement that it was independently owned to being owned by KM Communications. They own several TV stations and construction permits in Arizona, including two in the Show Low/Snowflake area for which they just applied for licenses. Their other two licensed stations in AZ are both America One affiliates, as are a lot of their other stations, so I was surprised to see that KVFA wasn't. I was in Yuma yesterday and brought my portable TV along with me, but was unable to pick up the station. I saw the FCC link, but that was showing that they'd been identified as a singleton applicant for a digital companion channel on channel 36, which I reported in Radio-Info when the FCC report first came out [2]. In any case, I appreciate your contribution; your article was the first news for me that KVFA was on. dhett 19:33, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

Just had another thought: is your friend seeing religious programming on channel 36 in El Centro? There is a channel 36 there, K36FO, that serves El Centro down to Calexico, but not Yuma. That's not KVFA-LP, though. KVFA is on channel 6 only and should only be picked up in Yuma in the area NW of the MCAS base, according to the FCC maps. [3]. They have requested a DTV channel on 36, but haven't yet formally applied for it. dhett 19:43, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

So far, it reads the station is independent and carries religious programs. I admit KVFA-LP has no affiliate connection with TBN, but what I found in the Imperial valley are channels 16, 31, 47 and 63 are relays of other stations. + Mike D 26 19:31, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

Your request to be unblocked has been granted for the following reasons: Autoblock of 200.116.171.66 already lifted. Please use https as suggested at Wikipedia:Advice to AOL users or join the growing chorus of users who've complained to AOL directly. --  Netsnipe  ►  17:45, 30 September 2006 (UTC) Request handled by:  Netsnipe  ►  17:45, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

Your request to be unblocked has been granted for the following reasons: Autoblock of 207.200.116.8. Request handled by:  Netsnipe  ►  17:27, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] streamline procedure

Next time, please follow the new streamlined procedure as detailed in your block screen. It'll make my life easier in getting you unblocked. Thanks. --  Netsnipe  ►  17:27, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

• Alright I will...since the procedure is new, I wasn't completely aware until now. I'm able to edit and re-edit my findings to several articles, like Autism but wasn't sure to find the right sources to verify them. AOL search hasn't been helpful and I've got results: 395 pages, but so little time for one! Where do I go for the latest editing standard information? Write back...have a good weekend! + Mike D 26 07:43, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Categories

To add a page to a category, place [[Category:Category name]] at the bottom of the page. ςפקιДИτς ☺ ☻ 23:05, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Your request to be unblocked has been granted for the following reasons: Autoblock lifted; sorry for the trouble! Request handled by: Luna Santin 00:14, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Here we go again! I wish for a new computer or sign up to a different internet server. AOL Anon IPs are ridiculous and has less security than a gated community or the borders. Thanks and have a good day. + Mike D 26 02:51, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

<<unblock| reason- Your user name or IP address has been blocked from editing. You were blocked by Can't sleep, clown will eat me for the following reason (see our blocking policy): repeated vandalism from this range, sorry; please see Wikipedia:Advice to AOL users if you are impacted by this block Your IP address is 207.200.116.198.>>

Terribly sorry, but the block expired before I had a chance to look into it (99 minutes duration). I'm not sure why he didn't check anon-only, I may ask him about that. Sorry for the trouble! Luna Santin 05:39, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

Ok..some anon-only IP altered my request for unblock instead of {{ was replaced with <<. This is totally vandalism and wasn't able to find the culprit on User talk: Mike D 26 - history. We have a big issue with Wiki vandals using anti-tracking software devices, like on the Tulsa, Oklahoma article back on June 25th. However, the RV on that article was able to be tracked down and remedied with a really big block from future edits. +Mike D 26 08:57, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] R.J. Williams

I recalled this actor when he was a child starring on Wake, Rattle and Roll, and was the voice of Kit Cloudkicker on Tale Spin back in the 1990s. I always liked to star on TV shows or movies, and my artistic talent to draw cartoons can offer me a chance to do character voices. But, I went on to other ventures in life and too busy to find stardom. I decided to start a page on him and acknowledgements to the AOL search engine (this time it helped me find the necessary info., just left 3 web page links on the page). It's very important to make sure articles are made neatly organized, but I placed some categories links that needs diffusion. I'll take care of that later. + Mike D 26 09:04, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

<<unblock|reason Your user name or IP address has been blocked from editing. You were blocked by CSTAR for the following reason (see our blocking policy): Vandalism, obscenity Your IP address is 207.200.116.69.>>

I never vandalized or used obscenity on any article. Please unblock me as I attempted to create a new page for The Desert Sun, since no article exists to describe my hometown newspaper (the Coachella Valley). I'll be honored to make one article, but I'm constantly blocked for sharing the same anon IP with what's-his-name and so tired of being blocked. + Mike D 26 03:49, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Sorry for the trouble, but somebody was abusing their editing priviledges from that IP address, and due to the nature of AOL's proxy servers, collateral damage in such cases is unfortunately quite common. I've converted the block to anon-only, so you should be able to edit without any issues at this point. Luna Santin 05:05, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks...I didn't vandalize or screwed up any articles. I dealt with too many blocks on Wikipedia (damn the anon IPs). How can I prevent problems from happening in the future? Do I need to change web servers? I love AOL anyway. + Mike D 26 10:35, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ernesto

I read your entry edits on articles related to Palm Springs, California, Indio, California and Coachella, California, they are not in line & a few edits on local issues I don't like. I have no idea but get you blocked if it happen again. I spoke to Kimchifan on your edits and he's not glad. he said The words on your entry is more on the coachella valley. but he wants it strictly on city of Palm springs. got that? kim said a few of your edits are unacceptable. don't fool around in wikipedia and be more careful on the edits on race. please don't forget to leave footnotes in new entries in the future. you can't do this any more. I want you to talk not argue or doubt kim or me. you made coachella look like a slum or palm springs a trailer park, by the way your edits on race or class are. me and kim in charge of the article ask nicely for you to stop, or go some where else.

I'm sorry Ernesto. Kim does patrol the Palm Springs article, just like how I patrol the Indio, Cal. article. I'm trying to trace back my steps to the sources needed for entries and edits, because I wanted to be honest on them. Local issues aren't always negative and not fooling around to defame Indio or Coachella, Cal. for that matter. I'm not making the community I lived in my whole life like a ghetto (or others, but you mentioned Cathedral City and Desert Hot Springs has declined in recent years, how would the residents of these feel on what YOU said?) Yeah, why wikis and anons alike created articles on their hometown is based on pride and local knowledge (some "get to know the area jerks" LoL). I'm totally aware on issues like race and class aren't easily talked about, but I hold no prejudice and not a racist. My own family are immigrants and minorities (French and Cherokee, but I'm American first and somewhat considered white to most people), so it would be odd for me to "hate" or dislike anyone of other races and nationalities.+ Mike D 26 13:54, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

Please stop vandalizing the Palm Springs article. You are not citing sources and are adding inaccurate data. A few days later, after we have fixed the problem, you do the same thing. This is a waste of time and energy on all the real work that is done on this article. A more constructive way to help would be to discuss issues on the Palm Springs TALK page and reach concensus with the group.

Please stop. If you continue to vandalize pages, as you did to Palm Springs, California, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Kimchifan 16:27, 11 November 2006 (UTC) (please stop)

[edit] Sports team edits

Ok, it's been difficult to find sources on some Golden Baseball League, ASL, af2, ABA and ECHL ice hockey edits. Not every sports team has an article or not discovered by Wikipedia (some may folded before they played). Which means either I can create one or wait until I search the web for a link or press release about the teams. The only reliable source is the teams' sports programs, but the leagues have web sites with nearly 100% accuracy. The admins think I'm lying ("hoax teams"), confused them in other leagues, and told me to "get real, start a team on your own" (it would be nice for me to own a sports franchise, if I got the money). Anyway, I wanted to be a radio talk host, standup comedian, or a mapmaker when I grow up. Some rich businessmen and successful celebrities like Gene Autry, actor/singer had dreamt of a major league baseball team and he started the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. These "second-level" leagues' proposed expansion plans are subject to change, gets delayed or cancelled out, because of the high risk and instability of the leagues. No wonder I can always verify any teams or web sites I come up, but fellow wikis, stay tuned for any developments. + Mike D 26 14:03, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Diversity edits

I decided to include descriptions of racial diversity for some Los Angeles communities: Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Long Beach and Redondo Beach. The stories of these cities grew by newcomers and today, are highly diverse in a number of races, ethnicities and cultures. Late 20th century immigration into Southern California has changed the area's social fabric, yet not many people outside of Wikipedia knew the L.A. area was diverse for decades and centuries. I corrected the segments with new edits on "white" or "right wing" communities of Glendora, California, Moreno Valley, Simi Valley and Yucca Valley aren't what they look like from what the media reports on these cities are too white or conservative (this is called NPOV) - Mike D. 26. + 207.200.116.68 15:20, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

The problem with these edits is that they are unsourced, and so they look like original research or speculations, instead of material approriate for an encyclopedia. For example, see my reply to your recent comments at talk:Long Beach, California#Diversity. You should reference the US Census Factfinder website to get some of the statistics on the heritage of different city populations. Especially for populations that have drastically changed over the years (e.g. the Japanese in Long Beach before and after WW II, you'll probably have to go to a US Depository Library to look up the census stats.

IMHO, it would be better (and easier) to document some of the larger European 'colonies' and enclaves in Southern California, such as the Portuguese to San Pedro and Artesia, the Balkans to San Pedro, Germans to Anaheim, and Dutch in Cerritos (Mike D 26 added this one...sorry about that faux pas). ^BlankVerse 03:39, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Another point: Your edits to Long Beach, California were about ethnic diversity, and not racial diversity. ^BlankVerse 03:41, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

I assume that this edit to the Long Beach, California aricle by 207.200.116.200 (talk · contribs) is you. You specifically mentioned the following European ethnic groups: Dutch 1.0%, Greeks 0.4%, Italians 2.9%, Portuguese 0.3%, and Spanish. The percentages that I added are the percentage for that ancestry from the 2000 US Census for Long Beach [4]. Spain isn't even listed in that table because they are apparently only .5% of the population of Long Beach (calculated from the page on Hispanic or Latino by Type [5]). The largest percentage European ancestries reported are English 5.6%, German 7.3%, and Irish 6.0%, with nothing else over 5%. If you look at the Nativity data from the US Census, you will quickly find out that Long Beach is not a direct destination for European immigrants, with only 1.2% of the population born in Europe (5,714 of 461,381) [6]. You mentioned Pacific Islanders. According to the US Census, there are only 1.2% persons of Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander ancestry in Long Beach [7].

I don't know what information you based your edit of the Long Beach article on, but if you have references, I'd like to see them. ^BlankVerse 06:30, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Diversity is diversity, yeah...ethnic and racial may share a common grammar root, but are two separate meanings (and both carried a politically charged meaning). We should use the term "cultural and national" diversity, in order to be specific in the many origins of people in Long Beach. The 1975 World book Encyclopedia is where I got the ethnic/racial ancestry source, mind you. Yes, the information has changed in 30 years, but never forget that historical overview of Long Beach was a major port for immigration from around the world. The Broadway section and port areas is where they first lived, but went onward to the inland communities (Artesia, Cerritos and Los Alamitos) and assimilated, but are very "multi-culti" communities. + Mike D 26 00:21, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Long Beach, California#Sports

I don't know where you got your information for your recent edits to Long Beach, California#Sports, but you introduced a number of errors and omissions. The mascot for the Long Beach State's teams has always been the 49ers (not the Knights) [8]. There hasn't been a football team at CSULB since 1992 [9]. The school has a women's, but not a men's soccer team. The Men's Baseball and Basketball teams have done fairly well, but have never had a national championship. They do not compare to their Women's Volleyball team (5 national championships, 20 NCAA tournament appearances). [10]

Also, if you are going to label the section "College sports", you should have included information on the Long Beach City College Vikings. [11]

Finally, for your unreferenced mention of the Arena Football League, the Wikipedia is generally not a place to put mentions of possible future events (see WP:NOT). ^BlankVerse 12:33, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, the mention of a future indoor football team in Long Beach was on the local sports news. Nolesrule wrote to me and stated Long Beach isn't up for an Arena football team. He goes and checks for accuracy on the Arena Football League and af2 articles everyday. The web site dropped Long Beach right before I wrote it. He took down "possible expansion team sites" that lacked a reliable source, be it TV news or the newspaper. Nolesrule is an AFL fan and may work for the web site (who knows), I'm sure on the indoor football team boom in the U.S., but why not the L.A. area where there's not one National Football League team since 1995? I can remember in Aug. or Sep., the NFL commission spoke with two potential team owners (businessmen) from Los Angeles and there hasn't been new developments (I'm gonna read the article). + Mike D 26 17:44, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] af2 possible expansion

Please do not add cities to the possible expansion list without providing at least a link to a newspaper reference. Any addtional cities added to the list without reference will be removed. I follow this subject closely. Nolesrule 02:34, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

Thank you, but Long Beach Cal. and these small but lucrative markets were considered before. No problem, the team owners went for other indoor football leagues. The Inland Empire, Cal. region, Arizona and four countries (the UK, Japan, Mexico and Puerto Rico) pulled out of the AFL/af2 expansion options... they have arenas too small or unequipped (or the cost of remodeling them); and great travel distances, plus hour difference for overseas AFL/af2 teams. I'd sure the failed World League of football done this international representation in the 1990s, when they had teams in The UK, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain. Today, the surviving European teams are called NFL Europe as a summer football league featured some notable NFL athletes on a "working vacation"...travel the country and work/play the game. + Mike D 26 04:06, 29 November 2006 (UTC) 29 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Happy holidays!

I want to wish everyone in Wikipedia a merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad, Joyeux Noel (and every language imaginable), Happy Hanukah, Happy Kwanza, and most of all, a Happy new year :-) I think I got everyone covered, since everyone has a holiday for some reason in December. I love the Target store banner that read "Happy winter solstice". Is it a holiday other than an earth's axis-astronomical event (in the Northern hemisphere)? If anyone gets to read Wikipedia's Christmas article, you'll be surprised on the origins of this Christian high holiday held on every December 25th has pantheistic pagan roots related to the winter solstice. + Mike D 26 17:10, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re-editing of Palm Springs area radio market

My next wikipedia project are updates on the list of radio stations in the Palm Springs area (Coachella Valley), whenever I have the time to search the web engines and love to recieve worthy information from fellow wikis. I don't know how long ago the radio station directory was updated, but should be about once a year (annually) to catch up with Wikipedia's most current accuracy in their articles and information.+ Mike D 26 17:13, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

One down, ten to go. (I finished a new article for KNWZ 970/KNWQ 1140, need to redirect that one-KNWQ with the other-KNWZ). The radio station has a web site and I'd included it, but Morris Desert Media here in Palm Springs, Cal. has six other radio stations. The KNWZ/KNWQ web site should have links to the others, including in the article on KDGL 106.9 someone already had created. 63.3.14.1 04:39, 28 December 2006 (UTC) 19:18, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Indio, California

I deleted the sister cities section., According to Sister Cities International, there are ZERO siter cities for Indio. ^BlankVerse 05:23, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

Thank you! I've just learned before you reminded me on Indio has no sister cities as of late 2006, this was outdated information from 2004 and 2005. In previous years, the Indio city council visited representatives from Lynwood, Cal. and Mexicali, Mexico, in meetings and economic conferences, and the cities send parade floats in the annual Date Festival parade every February. American Fork, Utah had sent their high school teams (baseball, football and basketball) to compete against Indio high school. Accurate but so outdated, I bet anything the sister cities program would know right away. + Mike D 26 22:47, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

The sister city information in the Indio article on Lynwood and American Fork was erroneous from the get-go. Sister city relationships are ALWAYS with cities in different countries, and almost always only one sister city per county (for example, look at the list for Los Angeles, California). Lynwood and American Fork may have had other formal or informal relationships with Indio, but they were NEVER officially dubbed sister cities (in the SCI). ^BlankVerse 22:57, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

The city of Indio cal. should never used the "sister cities" term, in order to look diplomatic and professional. Why not use the word not affiliated with the SCI..."brother city"? You're right BV, Indio Cal. had biannual city exchange programs and Mexicali, Mexico is in another country (obviously), but Indio Cal. had invited the Mexican state of Sinaloa as the political or economic co-sponsor in the National Date festival's "Superfiesta del Sinaloa a Indio": the event located in the carnival ride/game booth area has live regional music on stage, Mexican food vendors and information displays on Sinaloa. + Mike D 26 11:27, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] List of Mexican American communities

I created the list of Mexican-American communities after requests in the article called for it, but some of the list's towns and neighborhoods aren't entirely sourced to verify the percentage or population of Mexican Americans. I appreciate any assistance and web pages to examine the issue, but most of these towns and neighborhoods' articles in Wikipedia contain official census demographic data, however only had the single category: Hispanics/Latinos. Be in mind not all Hispanics/Latinos are Mexicans or Mexican Americans, there are at least 20 Latin American nationalities complied under the category and the makeup of Hispanic/Latino communities vary from one town to another. +Mike D 26 11:22, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

I decided to add La Quinta, California to the community list, because the city's population is over a third (35 percent) Latino, and Mexican-Americans are the city's largest ethnic group. The article offers a census web link for La Quinta Cal.'s racial makeup and ethnic/ancestral groups. The entry about 2006 "population estimates" for La Quinta to be over half Latino is unsourced...and please find me the exact source of that demographic data. But I have personally read and heard of the Coachella Valley or Palm Springs area and most of their communities, except for the golf resort communities of Rancho Mirage and Indian Wells, if all the nine or ten communities' racial data are put together...the Coachella Valley is about 40-45 percent Latino. + Mike D 26 17:55, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Casey Merrill

He's a former NFL lineback (or running back?) lives in Indio (or Bermuda Dunes). First, I'll find anything on the web to search for Casey Merrill (his sports stats and personal life), and then any trivia relating to Casey Merrill makes the proposed article an interesting one. I want to be careful on creating the article about him and his achievements: let it be true, let it be accurate, and let it be free of libel or slander. I'll have fun in creating new articles...his is what made Wikipedia my favorite web site, an encyclopedia to expand professional sports trivia for any fan to "eat up" and "swallow". + Mike D 26 00:26, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Dutch people

hey mike boy you suck. mike is a f*g likes to b*tt-f*** rex. why you agree in rex's lies & shit? i want to instal a virus in your computer. rex will get a bug on his if i feel like it. f*** you f*g*ts. go put your finger up yur ***. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 63.3.14.2 (talk) 02:32, 8 February 2007 (UTC).

I'm close to delete this, but need to find out who did it and report this. I wanna see him (or her) lose his access to Wikipedia. The most obscene thing I ever came upon and you know, I'm gonna raise some hell. Mike D 26 07:45, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

The Dutch people article is constantly reverted and I attempted to stop it, plus my edits are instantly removed for not having the most academic sources. These are facts and knew the sources, but was later rejected for having a "nationalist" bent or was proven "inaccurate". But, if I come across anyone in the article and sent me vulgar/obscene posts in my talk page. I will track them down or ask/report the members to the Wikipedia staff to assist on catching the suspect. Thank you for reading. + Mike D 26 19:27, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Andrea Baker

I created an article on Andrea Baker, actress on film and cartoon voices. I'm sure this is the most accurate, based on her official web page. If anything is wrong or incorrect, please contact me and I will repair any errors I made. Thank you. + Mike D 26 12:17, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Totally Spies article

Someone is constantly deleting TSPA.net from the article's external links and this has to stop. Whoever is caught removing web links and fan sites without proper approval are reported and most likely disciplined. The external links listing is a mess to straighten out and clean up before vandals strike again. Mike D 26 11:53, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

I want to update there was no further vandalism after I addressed the problem. Also to note the article has received complaints on the inaccuracies and erroneous claims about the cartoon show. I apologize this has repeatedly happened and further deludes the credibility of the Totally Spies article. Mike D 26 09:27, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

I've noticed, they've also been deleting my site Fashion Spies and TSUG. Agent Oddball 21:05, 20 July 07

[edit] Cherokee identity article

Hello...I created a new article on issues involving Cherokee identity, in continuation of research into the Cherokee people and Cherokee heritage groups. This discusses the cultural feel of unspecified millions of people who claim to be Cherokee Indians. Still under overview and in need of more reliable sources. I appreciate any concerns or feedback about this, because I somehow questioned a few parts of the issue whether this is authentic or myth created by "faux-Indians" or "wannabes" that seem to gravitate towards the Cherokee Nation than most Native American tribal groups in recent years. Mike D 26 09:24, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

POV fork and original research nominated for deletion. Jeffrey Vernon Merkey 16:21, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

Go right ahead. I apologize if it was troubling and what I heard or knew may be modern mythology. As a person of Cherokee descent, this is what I know and the POV fork/original research declaration is a dishonorable marker on my part. Since I will face intense discipline from Wikipedia, I shall resign from further contributing and entries, since the Cherokee identity article is lacking enough resources and accuracy, as I admit was faulty. Mike D 26 16:20, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Southern California bids for 2018 Winter games

I have a difficult time finding sources on local rumors in Southern Cal. (a very warm climate, but our mountains provide great winter sports activities) about they bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics. In case of deletion (and my apologies if it wasn't following the rules), here's the added edit below.

<< Big Bear or Lake Arrowhead located in Southern California have interests in hosting the 2018 Winter games. However, these areas are generally smaller than other host cities and their very southern location (33'40' N Latitude), despite the area's numerous ski resorts and much cooler climate in elevations over 6000 feet (1500 meters) during the winter months. They must construct a ceremonial stadium, an arena for skating competitons and include more facilities for other olympic events. If not, the gold-medal hockey events are held either in the Staples Center in Los Angeles or the Honda Center in Anaheim. [citation needed]>>

If anyone can offer me verifiable news sources about it, I appreciate it and thank you. This is driving me "nuts", because to find truthfulness of the news release. I mean a web site from a winter olympic committee based in Southern Cal. or the IOC itself...or I'm gonna look at that myself. + Mike D 26 23:00, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] clipper talk

Please do not use talk pages such as Los Angeles Clippers for general discussion of the topic. They are for discussion related to improving the article. They are not to be used as a forum or chat room. See here for more information. Thank you.Djgranados 04:58, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

Well, my fullest apologies for breaking a rule I wasn't aware of. I hope you could get ideas to improve the Los Angeles Clippers article. I knew the team had contemplated a new facility to play home games before. Sorry, but you all could help each other to verify what I heard (a rumor?) + Mike D 26 13:36, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] OCD

That statement you added to OCD. Well I definetly agree with you. I in particular have OCD and I have been chasing almost every person I "hate". I don't know but I think there are some of them I kind of like. I also have heard from a neurologist that it is truely a super-symptom. So I added it to the symptom section. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Anfish (talk • contribs) 23:15, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Classic OCD symptoms include obsessing over a thing or a person (and might represent a small but unknown portion of many classified stalking cases), not only they "hate" the person but "like" a person too much or doesn't get the hint the other person/victim has no romantic interest with the stalker/suspect. Most stalking cases aren't violent nor have a "revenge mentality" element, but what they do to others will scare, intimidate and discomfort the victim. Stalking produces psychological damage like further panic-anxiety, but stalkers if they are diagnosed with OCD or social defiancy are probably in need for proper social relationships (i.e. true actual friends or romantic interests) with people who care or relate back to them. Also personal experiences don't make proper edits and poorly contributes to any Wikipedia article. + Mike D 26 (talk) 12:03, 21 May 2008 (UTC)